Tales of Suspense, #50 British
Published: February 1964
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The Mandarin!
Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]
- Mandarin
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: George Roussos
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index.
The Hands of the Mandarin!
"I pity you, Iron Man!!"
Storyline
The Pentagon sends Iron Man into red China to get information on the Mandarin, an evil scientist feared even by the Communist regime. Iron Man struggles to overcome the Mandarin's powerful rings and martial arts, but he escapes his castle.
Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]
- Mandarin (villain, introduction)
- "Pepper" Potts
- "Happy" Hogan
- Bill
- General Ho Lee
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Don Heck
- Inks: Don Heck
- Letters: Ray Holloway
Story Notes
Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/complete-story/don-heck-tales-of-suspense-50-complete-13-page-story-the-hands-of-the-mandarin-original/a/7248-91015.s In this story Pepper gets a makeover and is consequently redrawn as a more attractive woman.
Another Marvel Masterpiece
Credits
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
Story Notes
Advertises Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #9 (February 1964). Printed between the pages of the Iron Man story.
Them!
"Sometimes the incredible begins with the commonplace!"
Storyline
A man frantically tries to convince passersby that he is being chased by storybook characters. He is arrested by the police, but disappears from his jail cell, as he himself is a fictional character created by Larry Lieber.
Characters
- Adam Bentley
- Larry Lieber
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Script: Larry Lieber
- Pencils: Larry Lieber
- Inks: Jannicke Storm Glomsrød
- Letters: Xenia Pamfil
Story Notes
Info from Stéphane Petit via the GCD Error Report (September 28, 2009).
Another Marvel Masterpiece
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: George Roussos
Story Notes
Advertises Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #23 (February 1964).
Journey's End!
"In this log is inscribed the whole pageant of cosmic history!"
Storyline
A meek and lonely space pilot volunteers for a suicide mission to investigate a strange cosmic cloud. The cloud hides a utopian planet, whose inhabitants only want humans brave enough to face the unknown to visit them.
Characters
- Watcher [Uatu] (narrator)
- Wilbur Weems
- Sally
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Script: Larry Lieber
- Pencils: Larry Lieber
- Letters: Artie Simek
- Inks: Sol Brodsky
Story Notes
Lettering credit is from the reprint in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #5.(Checked by Merlin Haas from that issue, October 1, 2009.)